نا لائق
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian نَالَایِق (nālāyiq). By surface analysis, نا (nā, “un-”) + لائِق (lāiq, “worthy”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɑː.lɑː.jɪq/
- Rhymes: -ɪq
- Hyphenation: نا‧لا‧ئِق
Adjective edit
نالائِق • (nālāiq) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling नालायक़)
Noun edit
نالائِق • (nālāiq) m (Hindi spelling नालायक़)
- (vulgar) one who is incompetent or undignified
Usage notes edit
Considered derogatory.
Declension edit
| Declension of نا لائق | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | نالائَق (nālāyiq) | نالائَق (nālāyiq) |
| oblique | نالائَق (nālāyiq) | نالائَقوں (nālāyiqō̃) |
| vocative | نالائَق (nālāyiq) | نالائَقو (nālāyiqō) |
Further reading edit
- “نا لائق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.